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MEDFORD, 0BEG0X, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1924
NO. 264
M
DENBY WILL
NOT RESIGN,
DHE FOES
Secretary of Navy Has No In
tention of Quitting Under
Fire Did the Right Thing
and Says He Would Do the
Same Again Coolidge Re
fuses Comment
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 Secretary
Denby announced after today's cabinet
meeting at which the oil lease Investi
gation was considered that he had "no
Intention whatever of resigning at the
present time."
"I am so convinced I did the right
thing that I would do It again tomor
row regardless of the consequences,"
the secretary said. " I feel that I
carried out the will of congress and
my activities served the best Interests
of the people. Accordingly I have
nothing to regret and no reason to re
sign." . t
Assistant ' Secretary Roosevelt,
whose name also has boon prominent
In the Investigation was declared by
Mr. Denby to be "entirely and abso
lutely In the clear."
"Colonel Roosevelt has done noth
ing to be criticized for in the trans
actions. I approved them with full
knowledge and I accept complete re
sponsibility. Mr. Roosevelt Is In no
wise responsible for the action taken."
With reference to the Robinson res
olution pending In the senate and call
ing for his resignation, Mr. Denby said
he would like "to see the senator,
ytrho In the senate would vote for a
resolution besmirching the character
of any man without having accorded
that man an opportunity to be hoard."
"I want a record vote In the senate
on the Robinson resolution," he con
tinued, "so that I may determine what
senators are willing to besmirch and
defame the name of an American citi
zen who is guilty of no crime and who
has never been charged, tried or con
victed in any court."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. President
Coolidge asked a direct question by
callers to his office today relative to
the Robinson resolution requesting the
resignation of Secretary Denby. re
plied that it was a matter he did not
care to discuss.
Tho president considorn tho whole
Oil leaRing investigation nB having re
solved Itself Into two malprlty prob
lems for the executive branch of the
government first to determine
whether there was criminal nubility
and Becond, to ascertain whether the
leases are legal and to the best Inter
ests of the government. All other
matters are of losses Importance in
his opinion.
These two problems nre to be work
ed out by the special counsel to be
employed by the president and there
is no Indication that the executive at
ji this time Is contemplating any addi
tional action. Ho discussed the mat
ter today at a cabinet session lasting
nearly two hours.
Reading Secretary Denby's state
ment to the senate later, Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas, tho democratic
leader, declared the secretary wasen
tltled to a "vote on tho resolution."
"Let me say." he added, "that every
effort which I can mako to secure a
record vote will be directed to obtain
ing It just as soon as it Is possible.
"This is an Issue that will not down.
The record shows that after congress
reposed the responsibility for these
reserves in the secretary of the navy
he acquiesced in, consented to and ap
proved the transfer of these reserves
to the control of a department where
he knew the policy of congress would
bo deliberately and wilfully disre
garded." .
SECY ILLON'S TAX
IS ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE
,.,.-,-r-,vT inn 90. A rate
of 25 per cent for the reduction In
earned income taxes was definitely
decided upon today hy the house ways
and means committee. Recognition
of. earned Income taxed) for Bpecial
reduction as suggested by Secretary
Mellon was approved yesterday by
the committee.
Representative Garner of Texas, au
thor of the democratic tax plan, pro
posed that the rate be placed at 331-3
per cent. HUi motion was defeated
Senate Democrats
Also Demand Atty.
General Quit Post
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. A
4 resolution expressing the senso 4r
of the senate that the president
request the immediate reslgna- 4
tlon of Attorney General Daugh- 4
4 erty was prepared today by Sen- 4
ator Wheeler, democrat, Mon- 4
tana, who said he would Intro-
duce It at the first opportunity.
4 The resolution declares that
the president has lost confidence
In Mr. Dougherty, as exemplified
4 by employment of outside coun- 4
Bel to prosecute tho annulment
suits. It also asserts that Mr.
Daugherty has lost tho confl- 4
4 dence of congress antf of tho 4
American people and that tho
4 department of Justice has "fallen
4 into disrepute." 4
SINCLAIR AGAIN
FALL ANYTHIN6
Teapot Dome Magnate Cables
Senator Lenroot From Paris
That He Will Return Only
When He Has Finished His
Business in Europe.
PARIS, Jan. 29. (By the Associat
ed Press.) Harry P. Sinclair today
cabled Senator Lenroot commending
President Cooliflge's action in institut
ing legal proceedings over the Teapot
Dome oil leases but reiterating his de
termination not to return to testify
further-until his European business
trip has been completed.
1 Mr. Sinclair in his message says "he
welcomes the judicial determination
of these questions in the lawfully con
stituted courts of our country and at
the earliest date possible."
He adds that having appeared before
the Investigating committee five dif
ferent times and been discharged, he
feels justified in remaining in Europe
until his business negotiations are
completed.
"On five different occasions," says
the message, "I have appeared before
your committee. I have given you
every fact or circumstance you have
Inquired about from mo and was
thereupon discharged by you from
further testimony. It was not until
yon told me that I was discharged from
'"-ther testimony ttasft 1 came to Eu
rope. "I came here on a business matter.
As soon as I can expedite my business
I shall return. I have stated before
your committee that neither I nor'the
companies with which I am connected
have ever given Fall or any other rep
resentative of tho government any
money or consideration whatsoever In
connection with the Teapot Dome
lease and I jgain repeat I have not
done so."
"I have been advised that the presi
dent of the United States has directed
the institution of legal proceedings for
the purpose of determining the ques
tion of fraud, if any there be, and for
determining the validity or non-valid
lty of the leases. I commend the ac
tion of the president in so doing and
welcome a judicial determination of
these questions In the lawfully con
stituted courts of our country and at
the earliest date possible.
"Under these circumstances I feel
and respectfully insist that if the rec
ords and books of tho Hyva corpora
tion are pertinent to your Inquiry. I
and I alone am the proper person to
j testify regarding these records. Any
other procedure, it seems to be, is en
jtirely unfair and not In accord with
the American Idea oi a square aeai.
(Signed)
"H. F. SINCLAIR."
REDUCTION PLAN
aa ron nnA of rtenresentatlve Young,
republican, North Dakota, limiting
the reduction to rirtecn or iwemy yei
n h anrnnH Income tnx.
Mnimitioa itin tnnk un Secre
tary Mellon's proposal for a board of
tux appeals. Considerable opposition
developed to the provision giving the
secretary power to appoint the chair
man of the board and suggestions
were mode t'.iat the hoard be set up
entirely out of the Jurisdiction of the
treasury.
DENIES HE GAVE
CANCEL TEA
POT LEASE
Passage of Resolution By Sen
ator Walsh Regarded As
Certain Debate Continues
Between Republicans and
Democrats Roosevelt Tes
timony Given to President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The
senate failed again today to
reach a vote on the Walsh resolu
tion for cancellation of oil leases.
After six hours of debate a recess
was taken until noon tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Both the
White House and congress proceeded
today with plans to throw the whole
Fall-Doheny-Sinclair oil lease muddle
into the courts.
In another dramatic debate the sen
ate not only pressed toward action on
an annulment resolution, but heard re
newed demands that Secretary Denby
retire from the cabinet because of his
part in the leasing program.
The Immediate subject of the sen
ate debate when the session begin to
day was the resolution of Senator
Walsh, democrat, Montana, calling on
the president to employ special coun
sel and institute proceedings for can
collation of both the Doheny and, Sin
clair leases. Its passnge before ad
journment tonight was generally pre
dieted. ' '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Meeting
an hour earlier than usual the senate
today plunged Into Its debate over the
naval oil leases with action In prospect
on the resolution of Senator Walsh,
democrat Moritana, calling on the
irseldciit to Institute annulment pro
ceedings. -
Chairman Lenroot of the oil Investi
gating committee revealed that the
purport of Archie Roosevelt's sensa
tional testimony relating to charges
of a $68,000 payment to the foreman
of Secretary Fal's ranch had been
known to President Coolidge In ad
vance of Mr. Roosovelt'B appearance
cn the stand.
Senator Lenroot said Mr. Roosevelt
and. his brother, Theodore, assistant
secretary of the navy, had given this
information to himself .and Senator
Walsh on the day before.
"I conceived It to bo my duty to ac
quaint the president of the United
States of the information which came
to. us," said Lenroot, "and I did bo."
President Praised
The president acted promptly and
did everything from that time on that
any president, democrat or republican,
could be expected to do and there can
not be any criticism of tho president
of the United States of any failure
to act."
'DoeBn't the senator know," asked
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona,
that the country will Judge the presi
dent's sincerity by the length of time
he keeps Edwin Denby In his cab
inet?" That Is another matter," responded
Senator Lenroot. "I am speaking now
of the Bteps the president has taken
to protect the country."
The committee chairman said It was
hut natural that democratic senators
should make the most political' capital
possible out of the Incident.
"But when we como to rectifying
any wrong, If wrong there be," he said
"politics should stop. So I did resent
and I resent now tho criticism of the
president of announcing his intention
to do what they seek to compel him to
do by this resolution.
"Every means possible Is going to be
taken by senators on the other side
of the aisle to fasten on President
Coolidge some culpability, some re
sponsibillty for this matter. I venture
to say, however, that the effort will
fail."
Roosevelt Testimony
The senator declared that the first
"positive Information of fraud," came
before the committee a week ago yes
terday In the testimony of Archie
Roosevelt, It was on the baBls of this
Information, he added that the presl
dent at once directed the department
of Justice to observe the proceedings
before the committee, a duty for which
the department detailed Assistant At
, torney General Holland.
"If these leases are In fact legal and
valid. If there be no fraud or corrup
tion in connection with them. If the
courts shall finally sustain all of these
leases to the two great naval reserves,"
Senator Lenroot continued, "It will be
due to the unfortunate language adopt-
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"Motherless "Daughters Of
LaKor Premier To Preside
V Oyer No. 10 Downing Street
i .
r PREMIER MACDON'ALD
'.LbW..THEi MACDONALD,
'MOOR,
' LONDON Fnom "this ' IiiimbM little rstone""cottage in. Lossie'-i
Snouth,' Scotland, England's new premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald
will remove with his four motherless sons and daughters to .No. 10,
powning Street,- successively, the home of British premi:rssinccj
jthe .time of Gladstone. - " ' ' ' V
"The Scotch labor leader 'spent the Christmas" holidays .wilh' his .
"daughters in Lots, :inouth. Mrs. Hacdonald died in ltlll'Her twol
.daughters . haVc . since managed their father's household.,'
E TO HALL
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. Rail
road baiting still survives "despite
the fact that bull baiting has long ago
been stopped by penal laws and bear
baiting Is no longer allowed," Wll-
lam Sproule. president bf the South
ern Pacific company said today In an
address at the opening of the first
mid-year western conference of the
Chamber of'Commerco of the United
States here. Paul Sboup, vice presi
dent of the Southern Pacific company,
Is presiding at tho meeting.
"Like tlte bull and the boar, the rail
roads are on the defensive only be
cause of their being bnlted," Mr.
Sproule continued. "It Is tlmo that
railroad baiting ceased to be a popular
pastime.
'Do you know that In 1913, which
year before the Oermnn war broke out
and which was the year In which rail
road rates were low, the class one
railroads of tho country paid their
stockholders dividends amounting to
$322,000,000. In 1922, on the contrary,
the dividends paid fell to. $271,500,000.
The stockholders received $50,000,000
less dividends In 1922 than In 193, al
though In 1922 the railroads earned
$5,673,000,000 as a.i.tlnst $3,119,000,000
gross In 1913.
"The railroads should not be asked
to sell transportation at a lo-s be
cause some other industry is not pros
pering. The fact Is that there is not
an Industry In tho country which
could be made prosperous by a gen
eral reduction of railroad rates upon
that Industry, while the rate reduc
tions themselves might at tho same
time total such amounts as to doprlve
the railroads of tfie means necessary
to serve the public ut large.
"In 1923 the railroads had but five
cents left out of tho dollar after, pay
ing their taxes and before they paid
Interest on money borrowed, generally
known as fixed charges."
In calling tho meeting to order,
Chairman Shoup said:
"Taxation 's the most Important
question before tho American people
today. For those who have Incomes
above a few thousand dollars' per an
num, the war will never be over.
Surely our country will appreciate the
necessity of taking advantage of the
opportunity presented In a systematic
and business like way by Secretary
Mellon for reduction of these bur
dens."
TM
BAITING OF RAIL
ROADS IN U.S.A.
WITH HIS DAUGHTERS: BE-,
vCOTTAGE. ON. THE, SCOTCH
H.
-10 WASTE MORE
TIME ON TALK
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. Henry
Ford today Informed tho house mili
tary committee ho thought It unneces
sary for himself or any representa
tives to appear before tho cuiumittoo
to further discuss his offer for MuhcIu
Shoals.
"Further hearings," said Mr. Ford
In a telegram to Chairman Kahn,
"would only serve to delay action and
unnecessarily consume the time of a
busy and importunt committee of con
gress already In possession of all tho
facts."
Mr. Ford's mossugo was In reply to
one rrom Mr. Kahn, notirylng nun
that the committee desired tu wind up
Its hearings not later than today, and
that a number of members wished to
question him regarding his bid. . It j
follows:
"In reply to your telegram that.
some members of tho military affairs
committee desire to ask- mo some
quegtlons and suggesting that I appeur
before your committee or send a rep
resentative empowered to speak for
me and especially in reply to your
own statement that you wished to give
us a 'full opportunity to explain your
offer,' I respectfully submit to your
consideration:
"Invitations for bids for Muscle
Shoals were asked for by the secre
tary of war In April, 1921. Our offer
was submitted to him 111 February, in
1122. Your committee has therefore
had our proposal before It for pructl
cally two years. Mr. Mayo, our repre
sentative, has appeared before you on
numerous occasions and every phuse
of our offer has been fully inquired
Into and explained. Your committee
haa therefore reported to congress
two bills providing for acceptance of
our offer. I know of nothing that we
can add that would be holpful to you.
Further hearings would only serve to
delay action and unnecessarily con
sume the time of a busy and Impor
tant committee of congress already In
possession of all tho facts."
Prohibition Comes'
to An End in Turkey,
Liquor Is Restored
LONDON, Jan. 29. Prohlbl-
tlon In Turkey enme to an Igno-
mlnous end Sunday, says a Con-,
stantlnople dispatch to tho Dully
Mail, when Premier Ismet
Pasha'B proposal to restore liquor
as a state monopoly received the
unanimous approval of the na-
tlonal assembly.
FORD REFUSES
"Hello Rastus!" Riles
Negro, Ex'Footfall
Star Is Badly Cut
TACOMA, Jan. 20. Thoodore
(Ted) EX Faulk, formor Unlver-
sity of Washington football play-
or was severely cut about the
head last night by Willlnm F.
Thompson, colored janitor of an
office building. The janitor Bur-
rendered to tho police today nnd4
was lodged In jail. He disappear-
ed after tho attack.
Faulk said the nogro attacked
him with a large knife aftor he
had greeted hlin with "hullo,
Rastus."
FALL ON VERGE
OF COLLAPSE IS
Levi Cooke, Fall's Attorney,
Urges Committee to Visit
Ex-Secy, in Sick Room
Walsh Refuses Will Hear
Doctors Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON', n. 29. Albert B.
Fall, former secretary of tho interior,
Is on the verge of a nervous break
down, the senate oil commlttoe was
told today by his counsol, Lovl Cooke.
"Senator Fall has been under a
great strain for the paBt few weeks,"
said Mr. Cooke. "Ho traveled exten
sively and has been put to a groat
physical strain."
Urging that the commlttno as a
whole or a Bub-commlttee examine Mr. '
Fall In his1 sick room at the home of :
J. W. Zevely, Mr. Cooke told the com-
mlttee that it was the opinion of the
attending physicians that a delay in,
the' examination tended only to aggra-j
vate his condition. Ho added that tho,
doctors felt that any prolonged strain i
upon him at this time might have a
moBt detrimental effect and read a I
statement prepared last night by Dr. j
jonn wnarton and throo consulting
phvsiclans to that effect.
Senator Walsh, domocrat, Montana,
who has had the predominant role In
the whole oil leuao Investigation, said
he hesitated to Intrude himsolt In Mr.
Fall's sick room and that he would
prefer first to hoar from the physi
cians ns to when Mr. Fall would be
likely ablo to como beforo the com
mittee. "I suggest," he said "that the physi
cians appear and tell us under oath
when ho will be ablo to appear."
Chairman Lenroot suggested that
the doctors come before the commit
tee tomorrow but Mr. Cooke urged
they be heard today.
After further discussion the commit
tee decided to hear tho doctors to
morrow morning. At the same tlmo it
also will examine Director Ilaln of tho
bureau of mines with respect to the
disposal of storage oil from naval re
serve number ono In California and of
royalty oil In the Suit Creek field.
Thomas Johnson, foreman of Fall's
Now Mexico ranch, was present today
but Chairman Lenroot Informed him
that his examination would ho defer
red for a time. Meantime ho Is to re
main In Washington at the call of the
oommltee.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
LOS ANOF.LEB, Jan. 29. Two
armed bandits held up nnd robbed
Dr. !H. I. Dowd and a imrtuf friends
bore early this morning socurlng
ROSEDURO, Ore.. Jan. 29. Col.
Reed, charged with the sale of Intoxi
cating liquor was today found guilty
and lined $500 and given ten days In
Jail. Tho case has been particularly
hard fought, and attracted a groat deal
! of attention because of the Issues In
volved. Reed was arrested by two
state agents, who claimed to have
purchased liquor from him. The do
. fense raised the question of entrap
'ment, citing Oregon authorities tend
' Ing to prove that where officers Induc
ed a man to commit a crime that no
(eon vie tlon could be secured. The
LAWYtR SCLAIivl
ANTI-SALOON
CASE GIVEN
TO MY
Trial of N. Y. Leader of Anti
Saloon League Ends Court
Refuses Directed Verdict
Also Refuses to Quash In-,,
dictment Friends of De-.
fendants Sure of Acquittal.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. The case of
William H. Anderson, state superin
tendent of the Antl-Snloon league, on
trial on a charge of third degree forg
ery was given to tho jury today at
5.65 p. m.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Motion by de
fense counsel for an Instructed verdict
of not guilty In the case of William H.
Anderson, state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league, on trial for forg
ery, was denied by Justice Tompkins
In supreme court today. Justice Tomp
kins also denied another motion to
quash the Indictment. Arguments
then began.
In closing arguments to the Jury at
torneys for the defense claimed that
Anderson was the victim of a conspir
acy by tho wet forces of New York to
discredit the Anti-Saloon league and
the Volstead act and that a convitc
tlon of the defendant would be taken
as approval of the policy of law viola,
tlon and encouragement of the boot
leggor. '
The state In closing the case main
tained the evidence showed Anderson
had used his position to extort money
from the rich and that he had suc
ceeded In amassing a -private fortune
through his activities as head of the
Anti-Saloon league. The explanatior
of the defendant that he received $25,
000 cash from a frlond of the prohi
bition cause, who had nevor been Iden
tified was designated as a hoax, whlli
a number of witnesses for the defenst
were termed unworthy of belief.
Friends of Anderson were frank In
their prediction that he would be ac
quitted promptly as they maintained
no evidence had been submitted to
show fraud or extortion.
Oregon News
in Brief
ASTORIA, Ore.. Jan. 29 The Clat
sop county court has asked for bids
to be opened February 9, on the
clearing and grading of a road from
the Const highway to Fort Clatsop,
where the Lewis and Clark expedition
had Its headquarters during the win-,
ter It was on the coast in 1805-06,
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 29. A
trafflcVlam developed hero this morn--Ing,
delaying thousands on their way
to tho downtown district when the
ocean steamer Montlcello loaded with
lumber became Btuck in the mud Just
as she was starting through the open
draw of the Hawthorne bridge, . 1
ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 29. A severe
storm which was .sweeping the Paclfla
ocean at the mouth of the Columbia'
river early today moderated during
the morning. The wind which was
seventy miles an hour at 8 a. m., had
moderated to 48 miles at 11 a. m. The
barometer was rising rapidly.
MORO, Ore., Jan. 29. The Sher
man county export commission league
was organized and a resolution In
dorsing the McNary-Hagen bill was'
drawn up at a meeting of businessmen
and farmers here yesterday.
about (16,000 In money and jewels.
Dr. Dowd and his friends were re
turning from a theater party and had
arrived in front of the Dowd home
when the robbery occurred.
DEFENSE FAILS, ROSEBURG
GUILTY ON BOOZE
E
court, Judge C. M. Thomas of Jackson
county, ruled, however, that where,
there was evidence to show that a per
son had been engaged In the violation
of the law as was proven In this case,
the officers were given authority un
der the law to purchase liquor from
him Is possible.
Entrapment, It was held, might only
bo a question of a person never pre
viously engaged In law violation Induc
ed to commit a crime and then arrest
ed by the officer devising the plan for
the wrongful act The case la to b
appealed.